The Badgers played without Maryellen Wagener (ill) and Marah Harvath (ankle), two players who could have clogged Wabeno's inside presence. All 21 of Wabeno's buckets came at close range.

"We were missing Maryellen defensively out there," Badgers coach Laura Gunderson said. "She kind of ties up the defense and makes us work harder."

Freshman Brooklyn Wolosyn scored 22 points to lead the Badgers. who fell into a double-digit hole with three minutes left in the first quarter and got as close as nine in the second quarter.

"I thought we played pretty well," Wabeno Coach Mike McCann said, noting his team has been idle for about 10 days after a game with Florence was postponed. "Offensively, we looked pretty sharp and got the looks we wanted. We also rebounded well."

McCann liked his team's man defense. No so much the zone. Gunderson questioned her team's energy.